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Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Milano Tijereta
Gavião-tesoura
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Falco forficatus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 614489
  Adult
Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
11/14/2024
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 614488
  Adult
Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
11/14/2024
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 471706
  Adult
Río Jordán
Jujuy
Argentina
11/01/2021
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 471704
  Adult
Río Jordán
Jujuy
Argentina
11/01/2021
Carlos Valpreda



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
221039715/11/2024ArgentinaJujuyRío Jordan, Valle Grande5Carlos Valpreda
220825914/11/2024ArgentinaJujuyCamino a san francisco, Valle Grande2Carlos Valpreda
149917001/11/2021ArgentinaJujuyRio Jordan y Ruta Provincial 83, Río JordánCarlos Valpreda
8148209/11/2013ArgentinaCiudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresCamino de los Lagartos, Entre Camino del Medio y Viamonte., Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur (RECS)Carlos Valpreda
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.